Belfast Area H
Area H was one of the eight district electoral areas (DEA) which existed in Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1973 to 1985. Located in the north of the city, it covered the Antrim and Shore Road areas, together with parts of the Cliftonville area. The district elected seven members to Belfast City Council and contained the wards of Bellevue, Castleview; Cavehill, Cliftonville; Duncairn; Fortwilliam; and Grove. The DEA largely formed part of the Belfast North constituency.
History[edit]
The area was created for the 1973 local government elections. It combined the whole of the former Duncairn ward with part of the Clifton ward and parts of Newtownabbey Urban District. It was abolished for the 1985 local government elections. The Cliftonville ward became part of the new Oldpark DEA. The remaining six wards became the Castle DEA.
Councillors[edit]
Election | Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
Councillor (Party) |
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Councillor (Party) | |||||||
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1984 by-election | Frank Millar (Independent Unionist)/ (UUP) |
John Carson (UUP) |
Raymond Trimble (UUP) |
Alfie Redpath (Ulster Unionist Party) |
William Gault (DUP) |
John Cushnahan (Alliance) |
Paschal O'Hare (SDLP) | |||||||
1981 | William Annon (DUP) | |||||||||||||
1977 | Myles Humphreys (UUP) |
Robert Jamison (Alliance) | ||||||||||||
1973 | Mary Creighton (UUP) |
W. Shannon (UUP) |
John Ferguson (Alliance) |
Thomas Donnelly (SDLP) |
1984 by-election[edit]
Following the death of the DUP's William Annon in October 1983, a by-election was held on 23 February 1984.[1]
Area H by-election | ||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | |||||
Ulster Unionist | Alfie Redpath | 2635 | 2648 | 2991 | 3307 | |||||
Social Democratic and Labour | M. Rodgers | 1256 | 1439 | 1442 | 1847 | |||||
Democratic Unionist | Eveline Thompson | 1038 | 1045 | 1244 | 1268 | |||||
Alliance | Tom Campbell | 811 | 947 | 987 | ||||||
Ind. Unionist | Nelson McCausland | 647 | 663 | |||||||
Workers' Party | Kathy Johnston | 474 | ||||||||
Ulster Liberal | T. Shaw | 20 |
1981 Election[edit]
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1981: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977-1981 Change: DUP gain from Alliance
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | John Carson* | 25.37% | 5,014 | |||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Paschal O'Hare* | 15.47% | 3,057 | |||||||||
Democratic Unionist | William Annon* | 15.23% | 3,010 | |||||||||
Ind. Unionist | Frank Millar* | 9.35% | 1,848 | 2,438.07 | 2,438.64 | 2,464.2 | 2,581.2 | |||||
Alliance | John Cushnahan* | 8.80% | 1,739 | 1,881.8 | 1,918.09 | 1,923.85 | 1,928.54 | 1,928.54 | 2,046.59 | 2,500.59 | ||
Ulster Unionist | Raymond Trimble | 2.06% | 408 | 1,729.92 | 1,729.92 | 1,736.58 | 1,770.19 | 1,782.19 | 1,786.19 | 1,978.92 | 2,295.92 | |
Democratic Unionist | William Gault | 4.11% | 813 | 990.48 | 990.48 | 1,423.38 | 1,506 | 1,530 | 1,532.87 | 1,993.65 | 2,239.65 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Alban Maginness | 4.14% | 818 | 829.22 | 1,336.52 | 1,336.52 | 1,336.52 | 1,336.52 | 1,593.23 | 1,613.71 | 1,723.71 | |
NI Labour | Alan Carr | 5.06% | 1,000 | 1,091.8 | 1,095.6 | 1,110.54 | 1,231.25 | 1,246.25 | 1,334.79 | 1,397.21 | ||
Alliance | Robert Jamison* | 2.69% | 531 | 646.26 | 651.58 | 653.2 | 655.2 | 659.2 | 676.84 | |||
Democratic Unionist | Pauline Strong | 2.36% | 466 | 510.37 | 510.37 | 555.01 | 611.88 | 630.88 | 630.88 | |||
Republican Clubs | Liam Clarke | 2.80% | 553 | 560.14 | 579.52 | 580.42 | 580.42 | 580.42 | ||||
PUP | David Overend | 2.55% | 503 | 520.85 | 521.04 | 524.1 | ||||||
Electorate: 33,505 Valid: 19,760 (58.98%) Spoilt: 720 Quota: 2,471 Turnout: 20,480 (61.13%) |
1977 Election[edit]
1973: 5 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
1977: 2 x UUP, 2 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent Unionist
1977-1981 Change: Alliance, DUP and Independent Unionist gain from UUP (three seats)
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Paschal O'Hare | 14.52% | 2,414 | ||||||||||||
Ind. Unionist | Frank Millar* | 13.96% | 2,321 | ||||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | John Carson* | 13.53% | 2,250 | ||||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Myles Humphreys* | 11.68% | 1,942 | 1,942.14 | 2,000.11 | 2,016.76 | 2,073.53 | 2,360.53 | |||||||
Alliance | John Cushnahan | 11.21% | 1,865 | 1,881.1 | 1,883.19 | 1,885.3 | 1,887.4 | 1,896.08 | 1,901.08 | 1,902.19 | 2,104.19 | ||||
Democratic Unionist | William Annon | 9.06% | 1,507 | 1,507.14 | 1,561.59 | 1,590.34 | 1,597.55 | 1,608.82 | 1,613.82 | 2,041.03 | 2,048.37 | 2,064.18 | 2,290.18 | ||
Alliance | Robert Jamison | 5.68% | 944 | 951.14 | 956.75 | 959.75 | 961.15 | 977.02 | 990.02 | 995.79 | 1,116.18 | 1,323.08 | 1,680.41 | 1,770.41 | |
Social Democratic and Labour | Alban Maginness | 6.61% | 1,099 | 1,406.44 | 1,406.99 | 1,407.99 | 1,408.2 | 1,408.2 | 1,409.2 | 1,409.42 | 1,444.26 | 1,445.26 | 1,451.31 | 1,461.31 | |
Ulster Unionist | Mary Creighton* | 1.99% | 331 | 331 | 367.85 | 399.16 | 469.65 | 577.41 | 821.41 | 848.99 | 925.06 | 1,160.88 | |||
Unionist Party NI | Joseph Gibson | 2.78% | 462 | 462.14 | 472.48 | 482.7 | 486.69 | 506.04 | 515.04 | 522.41 | 546.63 | ||||
NI Labour | Alan Carr | 3.02% | 502 | 504.24 | 508.97 | 513.41 | 515.23 | 517.34 | 518.34 | 519.74 | |||||
Democratic Unionist | Cynthia McDowell | 2.65% | 441 | 441 | 472.13 | 484.46 | 486.77 | 492.07 | 495.07 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | James Kennett | 2.64% | 439 | 439 | 455.17 | 458.83 | 466.39 | ||||||||
Dominion Party | Alexander Beattie | 0.69% | 114 | 114 | 124.78 | ||||||||||
Electorate: 35,074 Valid: 16,631 (47.42%) Spoilt: 684 Quota: 2,079 Turnout: 17,315 (49.37%) |
1973 Election[edit]
1973: 5 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x SDLP
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | John Carson | 22.24% | 5,518 | ||||||||||||||||
Ulster Unionist | Frank Millar | 16.09% | 3,993 | ||||||||||||||||
Social Democratic and Labour | Thomas Donnelly | 10.75% | 2,667 | 2,668.32 | 2,669.01 | 2,671.01 | 2,701.24 | 2,701.24 | 2,934.24 | 2,956.91 | 2,989.91 | 3,013.91 | 3,162.91 | ||||||
Alliance | John Ferguson | 9.15% | 2,271 | 2,325.12 | 2,336.12 | 2,347.92 | 2,370.15 | 2,384.26 | 2,389.26 | 2,424.69 | 2,474.68 | 2,805.17 | 3,160.17 | ||||||
Ulster Unionist | Myles Humphreys | 7.80% | 1,935 | 2,443.64 | 2,583.48 | 2,609.11 | 2,613.78 | 2,637.6 | 2,637.83 | 2,656.64 | 2,668.86 | 2,686.42 | 2,706.16 | 2,706.74 | 2,998.55 | 3,215.55 | |||
Ulster Unionist | Mary Creighton | 2.94% | 730 | 1,792.16 | 1,974.32 | 1,987.98 | 1,995.32 | 2,026.6 | 2,026.6 | 2,051.29 | 2,064.96 | 2,078.18 | 2,157.54 | 2,158.12 | 2,489.68 | 2,892.62 | 3,127.62 | ||
Ulster Unionist | W. Shannon | 5.09% | 1,263 | 1,471.56 | 1,585.41 | 1,592.28 | 1,598.11 | 1,616.52 | 1,616.52 | 1,622.98 | 1,631.53 | 1,640.64 | 1,648.08 | 1,648.08 | 1,908.68 | 2,187.26 | 2,291.6 | 2,359.61 | |
Ulster Unionist | H. E. Smith | 5.02% | 1,245 | 1,379.64 | 1,444.04 | 1,455.27 | 1,464.82 | 1,478.61 | 1,478.61 | 1,485.95 | 1,500.73 | 1,526.05 | 1,540.72 | 1,542.16 | 1,715.71 | 1,965.18 | 2,162.03 | 2,207.17 | |
Alliance | Maureen McManus | 3.93% | 974 | 980.16 | 981.31 | 983.31 | 1,003.31 | 1,010.75 | 1,013.75 | 1,027.19 | 1,075.19 | 1,406.39 | 1,566.17 | 1,621.85 | 1,638.53 | 1,657.53 | |||
Ulster Constitution Party | David Riddelsdell | 3.90% | 967 | 1,045.76 | 1,199.4 | 1,204.72 | 1,209.95 | 1,252.8 | 1,254.8 | 1,258.47 | 1,262.14 | 1,263.81 | 1,280.59 | 1,281.17 | 1,359.64 | ||||
Ulster Unionist | W. Lavery | 2.78% | 689 | 967.96 | 1,132.64 | 1,141.22 | 1,146.22 | 1,157.4 | 1,157.63 | 1,168.22 | 1,185.46 | 1,195.79 | 1,218 | 1,219.16 | |||||
NI Labour | S. Barbour | 1.74% | 432 | 442.56 | 446.01 | 448.01 | 456.01 | 456.01 | 474.01 | 602.58 | 905.73 | 923.17 | |||||||
Alliance | Hannah Lantin | 2.82% | 700 | 710.56 | 713.55 | 729.99 | 741.99 | 745.99 | 746.99 | 762.66 | 791.77 | ||||||||
NI Labour | Mary Simpson | 1.64% | 407 | 416.68 | 420.82 | 420.82 | 441.28 | 441.95 | 452.95 | 544.5 | |||||||||
NI Labour | B. Boyd | 1.32% | 327 | 341.96 | 350.93 | 351.93 | 367.81 | 372.81 | 379.81 | ||||||||||
Republican Labour | B. Loughran | 1.12% | 277 | 277 | 277.46 | 280.46 | 288.46 | 288.46 | |||||||||||
Ind. Unionist | J. N. McCauley | 0.52% | 129 | 148.36 | 160.32 | 181.47 | 184.47 | ||||||||||||
Ulster Liberal | R. A. Smith | 0.69% | 172 | 175.96 | 178.72 | 180.72 | |||||||||||||
Independent | S. Daly | 0.47% | 115 | 126.88 | 134.7 | ||||||||||||||
Electorate: 37,491 Valid: 24,811 (66.18%) Spoilt: 333 Quota: 3,102 Turnout: 25,144 (67.07%) |
References[edit]
- ^ Belfast Telegraph, p4, 27 February 1984
- ^ "Local Government Results 1981". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1977". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Local Government Results 1973". EONI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.